- Guyana - Wikipedia
It was governed as British Guiana with a mostly plantation-style economy until the 1950s It gained independence in 1966 and officially became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970
- The Guianas | South America, Map, Location, History, Facts - Britannica
Indigenous peoples inhabited Guyana prior to European settlement, and their name for the land, guiana (“land of water”), gave the country its name Present-day Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past and its reactions to that past
- The Five Guianas - Vivid Maps
If you trace the northern edge of South America, you reach a long, river-carved coastline that Europeans once divided five different ways: Spanish Guiana, British Guiana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana, and Portuguese Guiana (now Amapá in Brazil)
- Visit the Guianas with Pejego Tours - Visit the Guianas
The Guianas: Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana hide so well under their blanket of South American jungle that even geography nerds have a hard time pinpointing them on a map
- The Guyanas: South America’s Most Mysterious Region
Discover the Guyanas — a unique region in northeastern South America composed of Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana From impenetrable rainforests to Caribbean ties, this blog dives deep into the history, geography, and cultures that make the Guyanas one of Earth’s most fascinating places
- The Guianas - Wikipedia
Strictly, the term refers to the three Guianas: Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, formerly British, Dutch, and French Guiana respectively Broadly, it refers to the South American coast from the mouth of the Orinoco to the mouth of the Amazon
- The Guianas | WWF
The region includes the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana), along with southern Venezuela, southeastern Colombia, and northeastern Brazil, thus encompassing six different governments, five official languages, plus many more indigenous and other languages
- Guyana | Language, People, Oil Discovery | Britannica
Indigenous peoples inhabited Guyana prior to European settlement, and their name for the land, guiana (“land of water”), gave the country its name Present-day Guyana reflects its British and Dutch colonial past and its reactions to that past
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